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We Served, We Settled
Patriots and Pioneers - The legacies of the Shane and Beck families
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 - 1653
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| Name |
Chaplin, Hugh |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Jan 1652/53 |
| Person ID |
I5223 |
Shane and Beck |
| Last Modified |
14 Jun 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Elizabeth married Hugh Chaplin before they came to the new world. They sailed on the ship, John of London from Hull England in the summer of 1638 and landed in Salem Harbor, spending the winter there. They were granted 1 1/2 acres of land for a house lot in the new settlement of Rowley, where they were two of the original settlers. "To Hugh Chaplin, one lotte containginge an acre; and halfe, bounded on the south side by John Dresser's house lott, part of it lyinge on the west side, and part of it on the ease side of the street." He also recieved 1 1/2 gates (the amount and ox could till) for a planting lot, use of the common lands for their stock, salt marsh, meadow and uplands, outside of the village.
It is thought that Hugh built a primitive shelter on his house lot, and later bought John Dressers dwelling and moved his family there. Joseph, his son built the house that is still standing on his father's original land.
Hugh and Elizabeth had 4 sons; John, Joseph, Thomas and Jonathan. Three of them died within a year of each other and did not reach adulthood. Hugh was buried Jan. 22, 1653 All four boys are mentioned in his will.
Around 1657 Elizabeth married Nicholas Jackson, of Rowley.
Elizabeth neglected to file Hugh's will and inventory within the 20 month period to the court, so she was fined. It was presented to the Ipswich Court and proved March 31, 1657 with witnesses Joseph Jewett and John Pickard and the inventory sworn to July 29, 1657 by Elizabeth Jackson formerly wife of Hugh Chaplin.
There isn't a record of Elizabeth's interment in the Rowley Cemetery. It was the only parish cemetery at the time of her death. According to the Rowley Town Clerk, it is likely she is here, since, early memorials were made of wood. When these deteriorated, if family members were still in the area, they sometimes replaced them with a stone memorial. Her burial date is listed June 12, 1694 in the Vital Records for Rowley.
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